Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-29
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fatal accident occurred IN this city
last night. A police officer was told
by a restaurant keeper that be
and his wife had been Supplied from the
effects, as was thought, of fuel gas, which had
J entered their apartments at 1913 River street.
The Gas company's building is near by. The
gas was shut of and an examination Of the
houses in the neighborhood made. La one
room Of the tenement house three persons,
WH. Gilfllan, LA Bennett and Caroline Ben
net were found dead, sitting about the room
as they had been conyersing when gas over
came them. The other families IN the neigh
bOrhOod were aroused and ordered TO leave
their houses. A leak in the pipe which ran
through the district was probably the cause Of
the accident, the gas being odorless.
NEW YORK, Jan. ~ Ex-Alderman Me-
Quade left here this morning for Sing Sing TO
begin LIS seven years term in prison.
New YoRK, Jan. lS.-The Suns Whisang.
ton special SAYS: Secretary Bayard has com
pleted and will send to the senate, IL is said,
early next week, n draft Of a treaty with
China. Briefly, the treaty provides that the
Importation Of Chinese coolies iato this coun-
try shall be stopped by means and precautions
20 be adopted 10y both governments with
equal care. No American lsborcrs are TO be
allowed to enter China. American merchants
and mis- >ionaricS are 10 bc fully protected.
The Chinese minister says that his govern
mert has come 20 recognize that his country
men will never adapt themsel es 10 this coun-
try, and viii never as-imilatc with Americans.
Such being the case nothing but harm to both
countries can result from their constant influx
here, and the treaty is made on the part Of
China with the utmost cbeeriullncss.
The Times says that the treaty will not stop
emigration from Hong Kong, which can only
be done 10y the assistance Of the British gov
eminent.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. 1S-The Inaugural
ton OF James A. Beaver az governor OF Penn
s~ylvsnia took place at noon to-day in the
chamber OF the house OF representatives. a
great crowd was present.
Boston, Jan. l0-Senatof Henry l.. Dawes
was re elected senator Of the United States 10y
she legislature to-day.
BosToN, Jan. 19.-Thc weather here is cold
er than during the past four years, ranging
from eighteen TO tweutyseyen below zero.
At Canaan, n. H., 1t is forty degrees be-
low.
CINCINNATI, Jan. ls.-Harper's rolling mill
at Newport, Kentucky, was wrecked this
morning early by the explosion OF the boiler
It is thought several persons are buried in the
ruins. The loss to the mill is $500.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 20. One Of the most
horrible domestic tragedies that ever took
place here occurred this morning. James
Cabalek, All Industrious German carpenter,
lives in a brick cottage near the corner of In
dependence and Prairie streets. His family
consisted Of hls wife aud eight children, the
youngest % babe three months cid. OF lato
His wife has scted strangely and this morning
seemed unusually petulant, scolding her hus-
band and children for trivial occurrences.
Cabalck and HE eldest son left home al 6:35
for their work. Shortly after Mrs. Cabalek
sent one son TO the grocery store aud another
iu an opposite direction At 7;30 her son
George returned 10 the house and found the
doors locked. He ran In alarm for bis father
hlFNA - DAAA NAAR wiz NILS - ilAlA' w. Q
They returned With him to the house. The
door was krokcn open with an axe and upon
entering the bedroom the three youngest chill
d.en we're found dead in bed covered with
blood. On the floor behind the bed was an
other child wallcriug In blood, but conscious.
Going into the basement, Mrs. Cabalek was
found suspended from a rafter by the clothes
line stone dead. Upon further search tie
baby was found dead in its cradle. All the
little ones had been terribly cut in the alb
doElen and sides below the heart and present
ed a horrible appearance. Their is no doubt
Of the insanity OF Mrs. Cabalok.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 20.-Considerahle interest
IL manifested in Catholic circles near to the
cardinal regarding the outcOmeOf the Papai
consistory to be held at Rome to-day, 1t being
believed that several bishops will be nominal
ed to American sees. 1t is understood that
Bishop Ireland, of st. Paul, Is TO be made an
archbishop, that 3 new see will be created for
Dakota with headquarters at jamestown, and
that Rev. John Foley Of this city will be APP
pointed coadiutor to Cardinal Gibbons. Adj
vices from Rome also give grounds for the be-
ilel tnat Kew. w, y. hlOTldn, OF tHlCdSO' Nlil
be appointed bishop Of the new diocese Of
Denver, that appointments will be made to
the two new sees Of southern Illinois into
which the diocese OF Alton was recently di-
vlded, and that Minnesota will be divided into
two diocesc-. Vicar General Conway and
Father Hodnett OF Chicago, and Rev. sr. Nc
Golrick of st. Paul, are mentioned among
the prospective bishops.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. 20.-The Onondago
iron company's blast furnace supply build
ings at Geddes were totally destroyed by fire
last night. The loss is 5000. VIM. Poole,
an employe Of the company, was fatally in
'ured 10y falling timber.
NEW York. Jan. 20.-Mayor Hewitt has so
far recovered from his attack Of rheumatism
that he is able TO walk about his room with
out much pain and can sign such necessary
papers as are brought to him daily by his pri-
vatc secretary.
ClRcLFvILLE, O., Jan. 2l.-Charles Moor
head. AGED 81, night Waterman on the Scioto
Valley railroad. was found dead this morning
near the track about four miles from thiscity.